Acid Reflux in 2 Month Old

Everything you mentioned is normal for a 2 month old.

Spitting up a lot - Some babies spit up. What seems like a lot to us might not be very much.

sleeping less - Lots of babies do not sleep consistently for a few months. Mine didn't sleep well until they were about 4 months.

fussy - Babies get fussy. It's hard to know what they want. Are they hungry, wet, poopy, tired, need to snuggle, need to move, swing or rock.

poops about once a day - very normal. They poop so much and so often as newborns that it can seem alarming when they don't poop as often. But once a day or every couple of days is normal.

loose and green - Well, yes, it's loose. He's on a liquid diet, so it won't be firm. Isn't green normal for formula? Sorry, it's been awhile.

Honestly, you have to trust the doctors and follow their instructions. I would only make a formula change if a doctor recommended it. Changing formulas too often and/or two quickly can be very hard on their little tummies.

Trust the doctor!

A few days ago you posted a request for a good pediatrician. (I see you didn't follow the advice to post the location in the title, so it wasn't seen by very many people, by the way.)

So I'm confused if you feel that the diagnosis isn't on target or your don't like the advice that's be given to change formulas 5 times? Do you want a new pediatrician because you don't like the one your grandchild has? Did he see the GI specialist after the prior request, or since? Did the pediatrician or the GI specialist make the multiple changes in the formula?

Pooping once a day isn't unusual in a newborn, and neither are loose stools. Changing formulas and adding medication can mess things up as much as helping. Of course, the discomfort and fussiness is disconcerting. When you say the tests were negative, what do you mean? Negative for a blockage on the ultrasound and X-rays, but you have a definite diagnosis of GERD? It's hard to know if any of the formulas were given a chance to work or if they were all changed right away.

I think there's some info missing here that would help you get better responses. I don't know what else you've tried. Sleeping on an incline is often helpful, also moving him around (changing positions)so things move better through the gut, sometimes folding the legs up toward the abdomen (sort of a "squat" position for lack of a better term).

My son outgrew it at 6 months. Since your grandson already had been getting proper medical care, it is likely that you're just going to have to follow the advice of doctors and wait it out.

My granddaughter was crying a lot, especially after a bottle. She also had a rash and difficult sleeping. Her pediatrician had her tested for allergies. Turned out she was allergic to the protein in milk. Her mom switched to a non dairy formula. I think it was alumentiam. I hAvent heard of the ones you mention
The doctor recommended keeping her head raised in bed and to always keep her more upright when giving her the bottle. My daughter discovered that she liked to be buckled in her car seat. She happily slept in it until she out grew it.

Some babies are spitters. What you are describing can be a normal two month old. 5 formula changes is a lot. Stick with one for a while pls. Sometimes their systems need to mature. Give him time. He should settle down. He is only two months.

Sounds like all the doctors have checked in.
He's only 2 months and has been through a lot of changes in formula.
It takes time to adjust to all that.
He's filling diapers and I hope gaining weight.
Some kids just spit up a lot till about their first birthday.
I was a colicky baby and screamed my head off for the first 6 months of my life according to my mother - then she said it was suddenly gone and I was a happy baby from that point going forward.
So just try to be patient.

changing formulas 5 times in 2 months could bring its own set of problems.
i mean, he sounds like an infant. spitting up, fussing sometimes, not always sleeping well, and pooping normally.
vigilance and knowing one's baby is great. hyper-focus and hysteria are not your friends. support the mom, give her breaks so she can rest and deal better, and don't keep each other fired up and looking for problems.
khairete
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Good grief! I understand the issues, really, I do. But changing the formula that many times is extremely hard an infant system all in it'sown.

So, I suggest you talk to the doc about how to manage this better.The baby can't go hungry obviously.

We gave our grandson .9mm of Reglan in a syringe in his mouth about 10 minutes before he got a bottle. It relaxes the lower tummy so the lower opening opens more and the food goes on through. So less in the tummy to puke up.

The meds should help with the reflux. Giving him his bottles while he's not laying flat but sitting up a bit will help the food go where it needs to go. Sleeping him sitting up a bit will also help. Put him in his carrier car seat if it's one that sits up a bunch. We slept our grandson is a bouncy seat in his baby bed until he was old enough to lay flat and flip himself over. He never laid flat.

I just want to say that you should support your daughter/DIL as much as you can. Give her breaks so she can nap, etc.

Reflux is so disruptive. One of my babies has severe reflux and to be honest, nothing really helped - we put the crib mattress on an angle, we cut all dairy out of my diet (I was nursing), he was on meds, we fed him small amounts more often (half as much twice as often) so he tummy wouldn't get as full.

In the end, he only really slept when I was wearing him in a moby wrap, which kept him supported but completely vertical. It was exhausting for everyone. He did outgrow it, and now sleeps like a champ. But it was a very hard first year.

So, by all means, follow the ped's advice. But also realize that unfortunately with gerd, sometimes you just have to wait it out.